The vision of Awaiting Justice is to educate and advocate from the perspective of crime victims within the U.S. criminal justice system. All across America right now violent crimes are being committed against victims that represent all races and all walks of life. In America a victim of violent crime is relegated to the sidelines to be a spectator to the defendant's guaranteed rights at trial. So here we are as innocent victims of violent crime left forever Awaiting Justice.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Testimony against altering of parole policies, namely the early release of "non-violent/non-serious" offenders. Includes a good example of the misrepresentation of the term "non-violent" by statute.

New Directions from the Field: Victim's Rights and Services

This is a video produced by the Office for Victims of Crime, that promotes a publication that raises awareness of and promotes a unified approach to victim rights in criminal justice throughout the state and federal systems. It is a bit long, and is not designed to entertain, but is interesting.

The News Media's Coverage of Crime and Victimization (28 Minutes)

This video outlines the issues surrounding media coverage of crime from the victim's perspective. This video is designed to train victim service providers of the sensitivities surrounding this type of coverage. Media coverage is one of several areas that promote re-victimization, by claiming that their coverage is helpful to the victim, reporting innuendo, glamorization of the offender, use of euphemism, etc.